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LA-Area School Districts Pitted Over Funding
In a heavily hyped interview with Oprah Winfrey, it’s reported that disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong has finally admitted to illegal doping. Does this mean the Postal Service might get back the 30-million it paid to sponsor his team?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIn a heavily hyped interview with Oprah Winfrey, it’s reported that disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong has finally admitted to illegal doping. Does this mean the Postal Service might get back the 30-million it paid to sponsor his team?
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3 storiesSan Francisco Financier Under Investigation in Lance Armstrong Scandal
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lance Armstrong is scheduled to air on Winfrey’s troubled TV network on Thursday. He’s the former cycling champion—7-time winner of the Tour de France—who lost all his medals after the US Anti-Doping Agency issued a 1000-page report that documented years of banned drug use.
Read the story13 minLA-Area School Districts Pitted Over Funding
Has Governor Brown’s new formula for education funding created winners and losers among local school districts? Prop 30, in last year’s election, raised state taxes for education. Now Governor Brown wants to change the way money is allocated to local schools.
Read the story12 minAaron Swartz and Internet Freedom
At the age of 14, Aaron Swartz was considered an Internet prodigy who developed a code still used to deliver changing content to the worldwide web. He was accused of wire fraud and unlawfully obtaining information, facing federal charges and possible decades in prison. Some supporters say his indictment could have helped cause his death.
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